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Human control not gun control
Dear Editor,
Adam Lanza's mother had just petitioned the court to get an order to have him involuntarily committed. She was going to put him in an institution in (I think?) Washington State. He knew she was going to have him committed and he didn't want to go.
Need a motive? Look no further. He had serious psychological issues. His mother, doctors, family, teachers and others knew it. The problem and solution lies with his mental health issues. How do we get parents to report their kids? Who do they report them to? Anyone with this kind of psychological profile should not be allowed to own or have access to firearms. Can doctors, counselors, teachers, etc., report them without violating their right to privacy? Not unless the law changes to not only allow, but require it. Then, give law enforcement the authority to take appropriate precautions to deal with it.
I listened to President Obama's speech on this the other day, and he did mention mental illness as one thing they need to address, along with gun control laws. But the media and politicians are only focusing only on gun control. That is not going to solve the problem. It is primarily a "human control" problem, not a gun control problem.
Ramon Bell
December 27, 2012
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